19 shanties gutted down in city

Firemen and locals try to douse a fire that burnt down seven shanties in South Kamalapur in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: STAR

At least 12 shanties were gutted in Pora Basti at Gudaraghat in Mirpur while seven others at South Kamalapur.

No report of causality was available, Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said.

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A shanty in Pora Basti caught fire from an earthen oven at 11:30am and soon spread and gutted nearby eight shanties completely and four partially.

Fire fighting units from Mirpur Station rushed to the spot and doused the fire after half an hour's effort.

In South Kamalapur, fire broke out from an oven at 11:45am and reduced seven houses to ashes.

Five fire fighting units from Khilgaon Station and the Headquarters extinguished the fire.